Senior copywriter with 10 years of experience concepting and writing integrated campaigns for automotive, telecom and financial brands. Wrote a national TV and digital campaign credited with a 14% lift in brand consideration. Leads copy on accounts, mentors juniors and sells ideas confidently to senior clients.
Lead copy on an automotive account with $30M in annual media, writing TV, radio, digital and dealer work
Wrote a national campaign credited with a 14% lift in brand consideration in tracking studies
Mentor 2 junior copywriters through script reviews and pitch prep
Co-led 4 new business pitches, winning 2 accounts worth $3.5M in fees
Copywriter, Great Lakes Agency (Chicago, IL)
May 2017 – Feb 2021
Wrote integrated campaigns for a regional telecom and 2 credit unions
Scripted 25 broadcast spots and attended shoots and edits
Wrote a switch-and-save campaign that grew new lines by 9%
Junior Copywriter, Second City Digital (Chicago, IL)
Jul 2015 – Apr 2017
Wrote banner, email and social copy for retail clients
Contributed lines to a student-loan campaign that won a local ADDY
Education
Portfolio Program, Copywriting, Miami Ad School (Jan 2014 – Jun 2015)
BA, Advertising, Michigan State University (Aug 2009 – May 2013)
Skills
Copywriting: TV and radio scripts, long-form, digital, social, brand manifestos
Concepting: campaign platforms, pitches, presenting to clients
Leadership: mentoring, script reviews, shoot and edit supervision
Compliance: automotive disclaimer and financial services copy review
How to write a Senior Copywriter resume
A strong Senior Copywriter resume shows the work you made, the audiences it reached, and the briefs you delivered on. Lead with scope and impact: the size of the systems, budgets or teams you influenced, and the decisions you owned.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Projects
Skills
Education
Length: One page is ideal; two pages are fine with 10+ years of relevant experience.
Summary: Open with your specialty and years of experience, then one or two signature results.
Skills to feature
Storytelling
Content strategy
Adobe Creative Cloud
Video production
Copywriting and editing
Brand guidelines
Social media
Art direction
Project management
Audience analytics
Example bullet points
Produced a 12-episode video series that reached 4.8M views and grew the channel by 120k subscribers
Art-directed the rebrand across 60 assets, delivered two weeks ahead of the product launch
Edited 300 articles a year as managing editor, raising average time on page by 35%
Tips from recruiters
Link your portfolio or reel in the header; it matters more than any layout choice.
Name clients, publications or brands when you are allowed to.
A more expressive template is fine for creative roles, but keep the text easy to scan.
Recommended templates
Vanguard (ATS-friendly): Bold display name, accent-led headings with line rules
Timeline (ATS-friendly): Clean accent layout with a dated career timeline
Senior Copywriter resume FAQ
What should a Senior Copywriter resume include?
A Senior Copywriter resume should show the work you made, the audiences it reached, and the briefs you delivered on. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Projects, Skills and Education. Lead with scope and impact: the size of the systems, budgets or teams you influenced, and the decisions you owned.
What is the best resume template for a Senior Copywriter?
Vanguard, Elegant and Timeline work well for Senior Copywriter roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Senior Copywriter resume be?
One page is ideal; two pages are fine with 10+ years of relevant experience.
Which skills should a Senior Copywriter put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Senior Copywriter roles are Storytelling, Content strategy, Adobe Creative Cloud, Video production, Copywriting and editing and Brand guidelines.
How do I write strong Senior Copywriter resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as views, engagement rate and audience growth. For example: "Produced a 12-episode video series that reached 4.8M views and grew the channel by 120k subscribers."